2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2002 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Big 12 Conference South
2002 record 6-6 (3-5 Big 12)
Head coach R.C. Slocum
Offensive coordinator Kevin Sumlin
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz
Home stadium Kyle Field (82,600)
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North
#20 Colorado x   7 1         9 5  
#7 Kansas State   6 2         11 2  
Iowa State   4 4         7 7  
Nebraska   3 5         7 7  
Missouri   2 6         5 7  
Kansas   0 8         2 10  
South
#5 Oklahoma xy   6 2         12 2  
#6 Texas x   6 2         11 2  
Texas Tech   5 3         9 5  
Oklahoma State   5 3         8 5  
Texas A&M   3 5         6 6  
Baylor   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
† – BCS representative as champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 6-6 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 3-5. Head coach R.C. Slocum was fired at the end of the season and replaced by Dennis Franchione

Contents

Season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
08/31/2002 6:00 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette* #23 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 31-7   75,087
09/07/2002 11:00 a.m. at #23 Pittsburgh* #20 Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN W 14-12   45,489
09/21/2002 2:30 p.m. #7 Virginia Tech* #19 Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC L 3-13   83,746
09/28/2002 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech* #24 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 31-3   72,802
10/05/2002 1:00 p.m. Texas Tech #23 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) L 47-48 OT  86,478
10/12/2002 11:30 a.m. at Baylor Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX W 41-0   38,673
10/19/2002 1:00 p.m. at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS W 47-22   34,000
10/26/2002 6:00 p.m. Nebraska Kyle Field • College Station, TX TBS L 31-38   81,054
11/02/2002 11:30 a.m. at Oklahoma State Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK L 23-28   47,607
11/09/2002 2:30 p.m. #1 Oklahoma Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC W 30-26   84,036
11/16/2002 1:00 p.m. Missouri Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 27-33 2OT  78,186
11/29/2002 11:00 a.m. at #9 Texas DKR-Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Lone Star Showdown) ABC L 20-50   83,711
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

Game notes

Louisiana-Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 7 7
Texas A&M 0 3 14 14 31


Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 0 7 7 0 14
#23 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 12 12


Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia Tech 0 3 3 7 13
Texas A&M 3 0 0 0 3


Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Louisiana Tech 0 3 0 0 3
Texas A&M 10 7 0 14 31


Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 OT Total
Texas Tech 7 10 0 24 7 48
Texas A&M 14 14 7 6 6 47


Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 3 14 17 41
Baylor 0 0 0 0 0


Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 0 24 7 16 47
Kansas 0 0 7 15 22


Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska 7 7 7 17 38
Texas A&M 14 7 10 0 31


Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 7 9 0 23
Oklahoma State 7 21 0 0 28


Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Oklahoma 7 6 10 3 26
Texas A&M 0 13 14 3 30


Missouri

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
Missouri 3 14 0 7 3 6 33
Texas A&M 3 0 7 14 3 0 27


Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M 7 0 7 6 20
#9 Texas 9 14 7 20 50